Hints and Tips for Planning and Instruction
Measuring Unit - when putting tape on the floor to represent the various lengths use floor tape from the gym. Also, make sure there is a significant amount of space between the lines to ensure that there is enough space for groups of students to measure and write while working on the floor by the line.
When the text recommends introducing two new math workshop games, you may want to introduce only one game in one day to ensure that the game is completely understood.
Unit 6 Crayon Puzzles Hint: Create a "train" (a horizontal line of 1 inch square boxes) which represent the total number of crayons in the word problem. Use counting tiles of varying colors to connect to the crayons in the problem.
1st grade Investigations
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Hints and Tips for Planning and Instruction
Measuring Unit - when putting tape on the floor to represent the various lengths use floor tape from the gym. Also, make sure there is a significant amount of space between the lines to ensure that there is enough space for groups of students to measure and write while working on the floor by the line.
When the text recommends introducing two new math workshop games, you may want to introduce only one game in one day to ensure that the game is completely understood.
Unit 6 Crayon Puzzles Hint: Create a "train" (a horizontal line of 1 inch square boxes) which represent the total number of crayons in the word problem. Use counting tiles of varying colors to connect to the crayons in the problem.